Description
Rural Policy Centre runs a series of webinars on the subject of islands and related issues.The main purpose is to inform current work in Scotland relating to the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, in particular the National Islands Plan, and to bring together people working internationally on Islands issues.
Details of our past events are available here. If you would like to participate in future events, or have a specific topic in mind for discussion, please email us at: [email protected]
Past events
2021
30 June: Enterprising islanders: The promotion of localism, foundational economies and community wealth building, presented by Prof Mike Danson, Heriot Watt University, and Dr Kathryn Burnett, University of the West of Scotland.
18 May: Delivering research and tertiary education in island contexts, presented by Dr Laurie Brinklow (University of Prince Edward Island), Professor Frank Rennie (Lews Castle College, UHI), Dr Andrew Jennings (Shetland College, UHI), Owe Ronström (Uppsala University).
2020
28 May: COVID 19: A Global Island Response, presented by Dr Francesco Sindico and James Ellsmoor.
26 March: The work of the Small Islands Organisation (SMILO), presented by Sylvain Petit.
2019
7 November: The [Proposed] National Islands Plan, presented by Erica Clarkson (Scottish Government) and Dr Francesco Sindico (The University of Strathclyde).
11 September: Wildness, islandness and place-based rural development: the case of Kangaroo Island, Australia, presented by Dr Neil Argent (Professor of Human Geography at the University of New England, New South Wales).
31 July: Recruiting Talent to Prince Edward Island, presented by Dr Laurie Brinklow (Coordinator of the Institute for Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada).
29 May: Sustainable Economic and Community Development, presented by Dr Rob Snyder (President of the Island Institute, Maine USA).
19 March: Evaluation of Finnish Island Policy presented by Petri Kahila (Director of the Karelia Institute at the Univeristy of Eastern Finland).
| Period | Mar 2019 → … |
|---|---|
| Event type | Seminar |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
Keywords
- islands
- remote
- international
- prince edward island
- maine
- kangaroo island
- rural development
- place-based policy
- island policy
- community development
- economic development
- resilience
- young people
Documents & Links
- 30 June 2021 - Enterprising islanders - Mike Danson and Kathryn Burnett
File: application/octet-stream, 8.44 MB
Type: Text
- 11 September 2019 - Wildness, islandness and place-based rural development in Kangaroo Island Australia, Neil Argent, University of New England
File: application/pdf, 1.28 MB
Type: Text
- 31 July 2019 - Recruiting Talent to Prince Edward Island, Dr Laurie Brinklow, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
File: application/pdf, 2.58 MB
Type: Text
- 19 March 2019 - Evaluation of Finnish Island Policy - presentation, Petri Kahila, University of Eastern Finland
File: application/pdf, 1.65 MB
Type: Text
- 19 March 2019 - Evaluation of Finnish Island Policy - summary, Petri Kahila, University of Eastern Finland
File: application/pdf, 134 KB
Type: Text
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Projects
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Islands Knowledge Exchange Webinar Series
Project: Research